VAN OORD NAMES ITS SUBSEA ROCK INSTALLATION DUO BEING BUILT IN CHINA
Van Oord has named its two new subsea rock installation vessels (SRIVs) Vindnes and Vestnes, in line with the names of other vessels in the company’s SRIV fleet. The SRIV duo, being constructed in...
MSC SAYS WATER INGRESS CAUSED PRECAUTIONARY EVACUATION OF CONTAINER VESSEL
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company released a statement on the incident aboard its vessel MSC Hermes III a week and a half ago off Vietnam. The company stated that the evacuation of the vessel was...
PINK CORRIDOR PROJECT TO EXPLORE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF NUCLEAR-POWERED TRANSATLANTIC CONTAINER SHIPPING ROUTE
Lloyd’s Register, A.P. Moller - Maersk and the ports of Charleston and Felixstowe will examine the security and safeguarding requirements for the theoretical deployment of a nuclear-powered containership route between the UK and US.
Lloyd’s...
LNG-TO-FSRU CONVERSION WIDENING KARPOWERSHIP-BACKED KINETICS’ GAS INFRASTRUCTURE FLEET
Kinetics is expanding its fleet by converting a vessel into a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU).
As global demand for flexible energy solutions surges, Kinetics, a Karpowership initiative, is giving a liquefied natural gas...
SOMALI FORCES FREE SECOND TANKER HELD BY PIRATES FOR FIVE MONTHS
The Puntland Maritime Police Forces are reporting that they freed the product tanker Honour 25, which had been held by pirates for over five months off the coast of Somalia. Unconfirmed reports from the...
EXMAR’S FLNG CONVERSION EARNS BUREAU VERITAS’ SEAL OF APPROVAL
An approval in principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV), part of Bureau Veritas Group, is paving the way for Belgian shipping company Exmar to breathe life into its floating liquefied natural...
US ADDS LARGE VEHICLE CARRIER TO SUPPORT MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM
Florida-based American Roll-On/Roll-Off Carrier Group (ARC Group) is highlighting its recent addition of a large vehicle carrier to its U.S.-flagged fleet. The ship, which moved from the Swedish flag, will support commercial and government...
INPEX BEEFS UP STAKE IN AUSTRALIAN LNG PROJECT
Japan’s exploration and production (E&P) company Inpex has moved to solidify its foothold in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project off the northwest coast of Western Australia (WA), with its Australian subsidiaries taking steps...
APPLYING ONBOARD CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE TO SHIPS
Maritime decarbonisation is entering a critical phase. Discover whether onboard carbon capture and storage (oCCS) offers a viable pathway for existing vessels through Lloyd’s Register’s assessment of technology, economics and regulation
Maritime decarbonisation is entering...
INDIAN SEAFARER UNION DEMANDS ACTION AS ANOTHER SHIP IS ATTACKED IN HORMUZ
India’s Forward Seamen’s Union is calling on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the government for more action as it reports that another Indian seafarer has been killed during an attack in the Strait of...